Hyperscale Data to Deploy Humanoid Robots at Michigan Data Center Campus
June 19, 2026
Hyperscale Data to Deploy Humanoid Robots at Michigan Data Center Campus
US data center operator Hyperscale Data is moving to integrate humanoid robots into its Michigan facility, signaling a growing convergence between high-performance AI computing and physical robotics. The initiative, led through its wholly owned subsidiary Omnipresent Robotics, marks one of the first large-scale deployments of humanoid machines in a data center environment, a development that could reshape how AI infrastructure is managed and trained.
The company announced that production of the first 30 OPR-R2 humanoid robots has begun through its partner, Chinese robotics firm Agibot PTE Ltd. Hyperscale expects to start receiving components and assembling them for deployment at its Michigan data center campus in the third quarter of 2026. The robots will operate from a newly planned 100,000-square-foot (9,290 sqm) Robotics Research, Testing, and Innovation Center, designed to support the development of embodied artificial intelligence applications, autonomous workflows, and advanced robotics systems.
In total, Hyperscale aims to deploy 143 humanoid robots, all acquired from Agibot for a total of $13.4 million. Omnipresent Robotics has been authorized to resell the robots under its own brand. The initial 30 machines will be assigned to Omnipresent Robotics' Model Training Laboratory, where they will work alongside AI infrastructure personnel and data center employees to generate real-world training data. According to the company, the robots will assist with data collection, model training, simulation validation, facility operations, and the development of next-generation embodied AI systems.
“The company believes the integration of humanoid robots with high-performance AI computing infrastructure will create a unique environment for developing and evaluating next-generation AI systems capable of operating in real-world environments,” Hyperscale said in a statement. Executive Chairman Milton 'Todd' Ault III added: “We believe that physical AI is an incredibly important aspect in the future of artificial intelligence. While today's leading AI models excel at reasoning, language, and content generation, tomorrow's AI systems must be capable of understanding and interacting with the physical world. Our Michigan Campus is being developed to help bridge that gap.”
Hyperscale’s Michigan data center is located on a 34.5-acre site at 415 East Prairie Ronde Street, Dowagiac. The 30MW facility, spanning 617,000 sq ft (57,320 sqm), was acquired in May 2022. Originally built in 1972 as a manufacturing space, the company is repurposing part of the site from Bitcoin mining to high-performance computing and colocation, and now a robotics lab. Approximately 100,000 sq ft within the site has been allocated to robotics operations, teleoperation bays, and embodied AI training activities. Hyperscale aims to expand the site to 340MW, including 40MW of behind-the-meter natural gas capacity.
The move underscores a broader industry shift toward combining AI computing with physical robotics, as companies seek to create closed-loop systems where robots can learn and improve in real-world settings. Hyperscale, formerly known as Ault Alliance, was a diversified holding company with investments in oil exploration, crane services, defense, and other sectors. Last year, it announced a full pivot toward AI and data centers, a name change, and plans to divest all non-data center assets. The company is now majority-owned by Ault & Company, Inc. Founded in 2023, Shanghai-based Agibot develops humanoid, dog, and wheeled machines and claims to have mass-produced 1,000 general-purpose embodied robots.
Source: datacenterdynamics
